The oracle and the curse [electronic resource] : a poetics of justice from the Revolution to the Civil War / Caleb Smith.
2013
PS169.L37 S63 2013eb
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The oracle and the curse [electronic resource] : a poetics of justice from the Revolution to the Civil War / Caleb Smith.
Author
Smith, Caleb, 1977-
ISBN
9780674075849 electronic book
9780674073081
9780674073081
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Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2013.
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English
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1 online rseource (xiii, 264 pages)
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PS169.L37 S63 2013eb
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810.9/355
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
Introduction: The poetics of Justice
Oracles of Law
Oracles of God
Blasphemy "at the court of Hell"
Evil Speaking, "a bridle for the unbridled tongue"
The Curse of Slavery
Words of Fire
Epilogue: The Curse at Sea.
Oracles of Law
Oracles of God
Blasphemy "at the court of Hell"
Evil Speaking, "a bridle for the unbridled tongue"
The Curse of Slavery
Words of Fire
Epilogue: The Curse at Sea.